http://www.connectioneconomy.com/2006/09/27/the-attitude-and-action-of-authentic-leadership/ Blogging about Tomorrow's world Today Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:41:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.connectioneconomy.com/2006/09/27/the-attitude-and-action-of-authentic-leadership/comment-page-1/#comment-186601 Rosa McCauley Sat, 21 Jul 2007 16:08:25 +0000 http://www.tmtd.biz/2006/09/27/the-attitude-and-action-of-authentic-leadership/#comment-186601 w6Fpwv Parks was born Rosa McCauley in Tuskegee, Alabama. When she was still a young child her parents separated, and she moved with her mother to Montgomery. There she grew up in an extended family that included her maternal grandparents and her younger brother, Sylvester. Montgomery, Alabama, was hardly a hospitable city for blacks in the 1920s and 1930s. As she grew up, Rosa was shunted into second-rate all-black schools, such as the Montgomery Industrial School for Girls, and she faced daily rounds of laws governing her behavior in public places. Ms. magazine contributor Eloise Greenfield noted that Rosa always detested having to drink from special water fountains and having to forgo lunch at the whites-only restaurants downtown. Still, wrote Greenfield, "with her mother's help, Rosa was able to grow up proud of herself and other black people, even while living with these rules.... People should be judged by the respect they have for themselves and others, Mrs. McCauley said. Rosa grew up believing this." w6Fpwv Parks was born Rosa McCauley in Tuskegee, Alabama. When she was still a young child her parents separated, and she moved with her mother to Montgomery. There she grew up in an extended family that included her maternal grandparents and her younger brother, Sylvester. Montgomery, Alabama, was hardly a hospitable city for blacks in the 1920s and 1930s. As she grew up, Rosa was shunted into second-rate all-black schools, such as the Montgomery Industrial School for Girls, and she faced daily rounds of laws governing her behavior in public places. Ms. magazine contributor Eloise Greenfield noted that Rosa always detested having to drink from special water fountains and having to forgo lunch at the whites-only restaurants downtown. Still, wrote Greenfield, “with her mother’s help, Rosa was able to grow up proud of herself and other black people, even while living with these rules…. People should be judged by the respect they have for themselves and others, Mrs. McCauley said. Rosa grew up believing this.”

]]> http://www.connectioneconomy.com/2006/09/27/the-attitude-and-action-of-authentic-leadership/comment-page-1/#comment-9160 Bollaert_Davies Sat, 07 Oct 2006 08:33:48 +0000 http://www.tmtd.biz/2006/09/27/the-attitude-and-action-of-authentic-leadership/#comment-9160 This is a rephrasing of a comment on Graeme's Winning the Talent War. The importance of being open and willing to learn from anyone in the organisation is one of the keys of providing inspiration to young talent. I think that a challenge that a lot of people (especially men) have is that they find it a real challenge to engage in the process of learning. We tend to want to protect our space, turf and image which precludes showing a weak spots and areas where we need to improve. The leadership model that Keith discusses seems to be an essential ingredient in making sure that talent stays. After all, Xers want to be inspired by what can be rather than impressed with what was achieved (who knows how long ago) in the past. Openess and the willingness to grow through interaction is fundamentally inspirational becuase it gives people the voice they need to express themselves. Further thoughts? This is a rephrasing of a comment on Graeme’s Winning the Talent War.
The importance of being open and willing to learn from anyone in the organisation is one of the keys of providing inspiration to young talent.
I think that a challenge that a lot of people (especially men) have is that they find it a real challenge to engage in the process of learning. We tend to want to protect our space, turf and image which precludes showing a weak spots and areas where we need to improve.
The leadership model that Keith discusses seems to be an essential ingredient in making sure that talent stays. After all, Xers want to be inspired by what can be rather than impressed with what was achieved (who knows how long ago) in the past. Openess and the willingness to grow through interaction is fundamentally inspirational becuase it gives people the voice they need to express themselves.
Further thoughts?

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